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Volume 12, issue 12, 2017

Exploring the Antecedents of Job Crafting: A Conditional Process Analysis pp. 1

Domenico Berdicchia and Giovanni Masino

Alternative Performance Measures and ESMA Guidelines: Improving Stakeholders’ Communication pp. 15

Francesca Magli, Alberto Nobolo and Matteo Ogliari

Motivation, Incentives and Performance: An Interdisciplinary Review pp. 29

Bruna Bruno, Marisa Faggini and Anna Parziale

The Relationship between Financial Ratios and Sporting Performance in Italy’s Serie A pp. 53

Andrea Rey and Francesco Santelli

The Market Reaction to the Appointment of Women on Corporate Boards: Evidence from the Italian Listed Companies pp. 64

Patrizia Pastore, Silvia Tommaso and Antonio Ricciardi

Asymmetric Persuasive Effects of Gain- and Loss-related Messages in Electronic Word of Mouth pp. 82

Heejae Shin and Wirawan Dahana

Corporate Universities’ Configuration in the Italian Context: An Exploratory Study pp. 97

Alessia Sammarra, Sara Mormino, Laura Innocenti and Silvia Profili

Competitiveness and Sustainability in Tourism Industry: The Albergo Diffuso Case Study pp. 107

Marco Valeri and Paola Paoloni

Disclosure Quality Measurement in the Public Sector: A Structured Literature Review pp. 119

Marco Bisogno, Francesca Citro, Serena Santis and Aurelio Tommasetti

The Impact of Internal Service Quality on Organizational Innovation Examining the Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment: “An Empirical Study in the Foreign Banks in Jordan” pp. 135

Mais Emad Al-Bilbiese and Mohammad Al-Nuaimi

The Impact of Performance Audit on Public Administrations in Saudi Arabia: An Exploratory Study pp. 144

Yousef Alwardat and Abdullatif Basheikh

Just-In-Time System and Its Impact on Operational Excellence: An Empirical Study on Jordanian Industrial Companies pp. 158

Yazan Emnawer Al Haraisa

The Relationship between Network Security Policies and Audit Evidence Documentation: The Accounting Information Security Culture as a Mediator pp. 168

Mohammad Naser Musa Hamdan

Does Social Comparison Orientation Moderate the Organisational Justice, In-role Performance, Citizenship and Counterproductive Behaviours Relationship? pp. 181

Sahar Mohamed Badawy and Sherine Fathy El-Fekey

Factors Affecting Fresh Graduate Bankruptcy at Young Age: The Case of Fresh Graduates in Kota Damansara pp. 194

Uma Murthy and Paul Anthony Mariadas

Using Balanced Scorecard for Managing Performance in Selected Ghanaian Banks pp. 204

Benjamin Agyeman, James Bonn and Collins Osei

The Moderating Effect of Innovation on the Relationship between Enterprise Risk Management Strategies and Performance of Christian Hospitality Sectorin Kenya – An Empirical Overview pp. 212

Midikira Kibisu and Zachary Awino

Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in Banking Industry: An Analysis of Disclosure Levels in Botswana pp. 224

Ishmael Botshabelo, Christian Mbekomize and Percy Phatshwane

An Exploratory Study on the Factors Contributing Loan Repayment Default among the Loan Borrowers in Micro Finance Institutions in Shah Alam, Selangor pp. 242

Uma Murthy and Paul Anthony Mariadas

The Need for Specific Modelling of Small Enterprise Default Prediction: Empirical Evidence from Italian Small Manufacturing Firms pp. 251

Francesco Ciampi

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 12 pp. 263

Stpehen Lee

Volume 12, issue 11, 2017

Factors Welfare Recipients View Significant to Become Self-Sufficient pp. 1

Lucson Francois

ITMA - IT Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions pp. 16

Declan Burke and Serhiy Kovela

Business Model Research: From Concepts to Theories pp. 41

Susan Lambert and Marco Montemari

Corporate Social Responsibility Applications in Turkish Airport System pp. 52

Nuriye Gures, Harun Yilmaz, Seda Arslan, Cemal Durmuscelebi and Cevher Yuksel

Antecedents of Job Satisfaction in Saudi Arabia: Impact of Industrial Sector pp. 61

Abdulmonem Alzalabani

The Moderating Role of Organizational Identification on the Relationship between Perceived Organizational Career Management and Intention to Leave pp. 73

Erkan Taskiran

Outsourcing and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Italian Manufacturing Industry pp. 87

Pinuccia Calia and Silvia Pacei

Export Compliance: A Missing Component of International Entrepreneurship pp. 103

Vahid Jafari Sadeghi, Paolo Pietro Biancone, Charles Giacoma and Silvana Secinaro

How Perceived Brand Globalness Drives Value in Emerging Markets: An Examination from China pp. 111

Chunling Yu and Lily Dong

A Review of Competitive Repertoire-Action-Based Competitive Advantage pp. 120

Jay Lee

An Exploratory Study of Customer Satisfaction with International Student Recruitment Agencies: A Case Study in New Zealand pp. 130

Shaohua Yang, Xingxing Chen and Xiaoli Shen

R&D Spillover Effects on the Strategic Behavior of Large International Firms during the World Financial Crisis pp. 141

Luigi Aldieri, Maria Carmela Aprile and Concetto Paolo Vinci

On The Two-Way Relationship between Corporate Reputation and Financial Performance in Microfinance: A Stakeholder Approach pp. 149

Lwanzo Lusambo

Linguistic Strategies for Western Cosmetic Brand Translation in China pp. 164

Jiafeng Liu

Managing Successful Overseas Assignments in Malaysia: Social Competencies, Emotional Competencies, Job Performance and Cultural Adjustment pp. 174

Jugindar Singh Kartar Singh and Nik Hasnaa Nik Mahmood

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Islamic Banking in Malaysia pp. 187

Paul Anthony Mariadas and Uma Murthy

PLS-SEM Based Analysis of Service Quality and Satisfaction in Open Distance Learning in Sri Lanka pp. 194

M. J. Perera, Gapar Johar, Ali Kathibi, Halinah Atan, Nalin Abeysekera and Isuri Dharmaratne

The Effectiveness of Applying the Baldrige Quality Standards in Higher Education to Achieve Competitive Advantage: Case Study on Jordanian Private Universities pp. 218

Khawaldeh Faleh Obeidallah

Household Debt and Housing Price: An Empirical Study across 36 Countries pp. 227

Fujun Lai, Sze Nam Chan, Wai Yan Shum and Nan Zhou

Pitfalls in the Implementation of District Assemblies’ Skills Training Program for the Informal Sector: A Case Study of Ghana pp. 242

Owusu Joyce and Liu Xinyan

Use of Big Data to Improve Environmental Sustainability in Developing Countries pp. 249

Maged Adel Abdo Mukred and Zheng Jianguo

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 11 pp. 257

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 10, 2017

The Relationships between Companies and Bank System: An Analysis of Italian Context pp. 1

Elisa Giacosa and Alberto Mazzoleni

Reshaping Risk Disclosure through Integrated Reporting: Evidence from Italian Early Adopters pp. 11

Francesca Manes-Rossi, Giuseppe Nicolo and Rebecca Levy Orelli

Mediating Service Recovery Satisfaction in the Relationship between Internet Service Recovery and Customer Loyalty pp. 24

Mauro Sciarelli, Abdelhakim Nagm, Mona Dakrory, Mario Tani and Mohamed Khashan

Conceptualizing Relational Resources as Critical Factor for IT Outsourcing Success pp. 43

Paolo Popoli

The Value of Corporate Social Performance: The Case of a Local Public Transport Company pp. 58

Agliata Francesco, Caterina Ferrone and Danilo Tuccillo

The Company Fundamental Analysis and the Default Risk Ratio pp. 79

Pasquale De Luca

Cultural Distance in the Workplace: Differences in Work-Related Attitudes between Vietnamese Employees and Western Employers pp. 91

Tran Tran, Wilfried Admiraal and Nadira Saab

Criteria for Measuring the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Human Resources Management Strategy and its Relation to Institutional Performance at Al Rajhi Bank at Al Qassim in Saudi Arabia from the Employees’ Point of View pp. 111

Abdullah Alwehabie

Using Human Resource Management Practices to Predict Quality Service Delivery: Case of Public Secondary Schools in Kenya pp. 121

Christine Mutiso and James Kilika

The Impact of Economic Value Added & Return on Investment on the Changes in Stock Market’s Value (Analytical Study: ASE: 2006-2015) pp. 132

Mohammad Al-Afeef

Factors Influence Internal Audit Effectiveness pp. 143

Dhiaa Shamki and Thuraiya Amur Alhajri

Impact of Strategic Agility on Business Continuity Management (BCM): The Moderating Role of Entrepreneurial Alertness: An Applied Study in Jordanian Insurance Companies pp. 155

Ghufran Saed Hijjawi and Khaled Mahmoud Al-Shawabkeh

Coping Strategies among Pastoralists Women Entrepreneurs against the Odds: Experiences from Baringo Division, Samburu North, Kenya pp. 166

Grace Adhiambo Okello and Orucho Michael Ngala

Factors Affecting Management Accounting Practices in Malaysia pp. 177

Sudhashini Nair and Yee Soon Nian

Health Service Quality and Its Impact on Strategic Success: A Field Study on the Private Hospitals of Jordan pp. 185

Abdullah Al-khrabsheh, Omar Rabeea Mahdi and Ahmed Muttar

The Factors Affecting the Affluent Consumers Luxury Purchasing Behavior in China pp. 194

Xia Wang and Luqiong Tong

The Role of High-Performance Work System on Career Success: Evidence from Jordan pp. 203

Bandar Abutayeh

Procurement Strategies Using Portfolio Approach Based on Options and Spot Markets Procurement pp. 212

Wang Heng and Xu Qi

Value Relevance of Accounting Information in Explaining Stock Returns in Sri Lanka pp. 223

Yathra Mullage Gunaratne and P. A. Niluka Anuradha

Analysis of Farmers’ Safety Capability Reserved Costs of Rubber Gardens pp. 234

Tirta Jaya Jenahar and Luis Mamisah

Effect of Financial Literacy on Retirement Preparedness among Employees in the Insurance Sector in Kenya pp. 242

Emma Aluodi, Amos Njuguna and Bernard Omboi

Study on the Duration of Market Microstructure Theory pp. 252

Wei Wenjuan

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Managment, Vol. 12 No. 10 pp. 257

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 9, 2017

University-Industry Knowledge Transfer: Channels of Sport Research Interaction pp. 1

Noni Zaharia

Matching Local and Global Dimensions: A Knowledge Based Approach to Classify European Life Sciences Clusters pp. 17

Adele Parmentola

GARCH Models with Fat-Tailed Distributions and the Hong Kong Stock Market Returns pp. 28

Zi-Yi Guo

The Impact of Controlling for Risk on the Value Relevance of Earnings: Evidence from the U.S pp. 38

Xiaoli Ortega

The Linkage between ESG Performance and Credit Ratings: A Firm-Level Perspective Analysis pp. 53

Alain Devalle, Simona Fiandrino and Valter Cantino

Development Perspectives of Relational Capital in Women-Led Firms pp. 66

Paoloni Mauro, Valeri Marco and Paola Paoloni

An Assessment of the Access to Credit-Welfare Nexus: Evidence from Mauritania pp. 77

Alessandra Amendola, Marinella Boccia, Gianluca Mele and Luca Sensini

Hotel Industry Regulations and Cross-Border Franchising: The Case of Saudi Arabia pp. 94

Megbel Aleidan

The Impact of Perceived Leadership Style on Performance Appraisal Satisfaction and Organizational Diagnosis in terms of Turnover Intention pp. 104

Izlem Gozukara, Zeynep Hatipoglu and Ozlem Oncel Gunes

A Study on Implications of Implementing Green HRM in the Corporate Bodies with Special Reference to Developing Nations pp. 117

Adimuthu Ramasamy, Ishmael Inore and Richard Sauna

Control Management System Evaluation Applied in Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) pp. 130

Nasser Assaf, Wisam Abu Khalaf, Abed Elkareem Alzoubi and Saed Zighan

Health Care Service Quality and Its Impact on Patient Satisfaction “Case of Al-Bashir Hospital” pp. 136

Rula Al-Damen

Linkage Strategies, Resource Conditions and University Performance pp. 153

Orucho Michael Ngala and Zachary Awino

Capital Structure Theories and Firm’s Value-Evidence from Bursa Malaysia Construction Sector pp. 163

Abdul Razak Abdul Hadi, Nur Farah Nadiah Md Lazim and Tahir Iqbal

The Impact of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and Organizational Commitment on Market-Orientation of the Banks (Case Study: Parsian Bank Branches in Tehran) pp. 173

Fariba Khoshnammoghadam

The Role of Internal Auditing in Controlling the Performance for Jordanian Industrial Companies: Empirical Evidence pp. 186

Faris Soud Alqadi

The Effect of Sector Economic Growth on the Performance of Employment and Welfare of People pp. 194

Nahu Daud

The Influence of Organizational Culture on E-Commerce Adoption pp. 204

Hani Al-Dmour, Maram Nweiran and Rand Al-Dmour

Integrated Reporting and Italian Companies: An Empirical Investigation pp. 221

Guido Paolucci and Eva Cerioni

Scholarly Views on Theory: Its Nature, Practical Application, and Relation to World View in Business Research pp. 231

Jason Thomas

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 9 pp. 241

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 8, 2017

A Study of Inventory Control Systems by Jamaican SMEs in Retail and Manufacturing/Distribution Industries pp. 1

Fashaya Johnson and Thanasak Ruankaew

Drivers of US Bank Failures during the Financial Crisis pp. 19

Raymond Cox, Randall Kimmel and Grace Wang

A Case-Study of Financial Literacy and Wellbeing of Immigrants in Lloydminster, Canada pp. 37

Oludamola Durodola, Patricia Fusch and Steven Tippins

Is There An Industry Effect in Executive Compensation? Evidence from Aerospace/Defense and Leisure/Hospitality Industry pp. 51

Confidence Amadi and Felicia Amadi

Impact of Relational Management and Culture on System Success Perceptions in an IT Outsourcing Project pp. 61

Sameer Dutta, Milton Silver and Olu Omolayole

A Literature Review of Factors Influencing Implementation of Management Information Systems in Organizations pp. 72

Shuddha Chowdhury and K. M. Salahuddin

A Cross-country Study of the Effects of Institutional Ownership on Credit Ratings pp. 80

AlHares A. and Collins Ntim

Board of Directors’ “Convexification” and Corporate Results: Recent Evidence from Italy under a Linear/PLS Approach pp. 100

Marco Taliento, Christian Favino and Angelo Fiorella

Firms’ Innovation in Waste Management and Land Fertilizers within the Triad pp. 120

Concetto Paolo Vinci and Luigi Aldieri

Evolution of Institutional Logics: The Emergence of the Temporary Work Agencies Field in Italy pp. 131

Alessia Berni, Mariavittoria Cicellin, Stefano Consiglio and Luigi Moschera

From the Unusual to the Useful: Digital Platforms and Co-Working Spaces as Instruments for Human Resource Management in Emerging Economic and Organizational Environments pp. 143

Leonardo Pompa

Under Interruptive Effects of Rarity and Mental Accounting, Whether the Online Purchase Intention Can Still Be Enhanced Even with Higher Search Costs and Perceived Risk pp. 160

Shu-Yi Liaw and Thi Mai Le

The Relationship between Working Capital Management and Profitability: Evidence in Viet Nam pp. 175

Le Toan, Ho Van Nhan, Le Nguyen Ngoc Anh and Le Quang Man

Capital Asset Pricing Model, Theory and Practice: Evidence from USA (2009-2016) pp. 182

Mohammad Al-Afeef

Pharmaceutical Product Selection: Application of AHP pp. 193

Farzana Elahi, Afia Muqtadir, Shahriyar Anam and K. Mustafiz

Impact of Consumers’ Preference for Cultural and Creative Parks on the Attitude Behavior Model pp. 201

Shwu-Ing Wu and Man-Li Tian

Empowerment and Responsiveness Effect on Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) Staffs in Selangor, Malaysia pp. 219

Mahiswaran Selvanathan, Noor Ain Zeni, Pei Jun Tan and Kantharow Apparavu

The Development Strategy of Packaged Pempek Industry pp. 227

Railia Karneta and Nurlaili Fitri Gultom

Firm Performance in the Context of Knowledge Based Intensive Sector: A Theoretical Review pp. 234

Eunice N. Wandiga, James M. Kilika and Rosemary James

The Influence of Asset Structure, Capital Structure, Risk Management and Good Corporate Governance on Financial Performance and Value of The Firm through Earnings and Free Cash Flow As An Intervening Variable in Banking Companies Listed in Indonesia Stock pp. 249

Catur F. Ukhriyawati, Tri Ratnawati and Slamet Riyadi

Alternative Dispute Resolution and Collective Conciliation in Nigeria: A Review of Contemporary Literature pp. 261

Ige Yemisi

Covering International Marketing Influences on Firm International Performance: Evidences from GCC pp. 274

Mansour Lotayif

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 8 pp. 298

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 7, 2017

The Moderating Effect of Gender on the Organizational Commitment-Rewards Relationship pp. 1

Keisuke Kokubun

Responsible Gambling Strategies for Internet Gambling: An Empirical Investigation into the Italian Gambling Market pp. 17

Paolo Calvosa

Modeling Effects of KM and HRM Processes to the Organizational Performance and Employee’s Job Satisfaction pp. 35

Azizur Rahman and Najmul Hasan

Blood Components as Joint Products: A Literature Review of Cost-Allocation Methods pp. 46

Alessia D'Andrea

The Nigerian Oil Industry: Assessing Community Development and Sustainability pp. 58

Mercy Makpor and Regina Leite

In the Midst of Crisis: Knowledge Assets and Operating Efficiency of Italian Listed Companies pp. 70

Marco Taliento

Determinants of New Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Access to Bank Credit: Case Study in the Phu Tho Province, Vietnam pp. 83

Hung Pham

Implementation Influence of ISO9000 on Organization’s Performance pp. 100

Amal AL Othman and Said Taan EL Hajjar

Postponement Application in the Fast Fashion Supply Chain: A Review pp. 115

MdAfzalul Aftab, Qin Yuanjian and Nadia Kabir

Questioning Facilities Management in Higher Education in Egyptian Context for Better Decision-Making Process of Funding Allocation pp. 129

Mona Abd Elghany and Reem Elharakany

Investigating Relationship of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Adoption Concept and University Competitive Advantage: A Field Study pp. 138

Abdul Sattar H. Yousif, Firas Rifai and Hadeel Alhroot

Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education: Prospects and Challenges in Nigeria pp. 146

Wilson Herbert, Francis Onyilo, Emeka Ene and Ioraver Tsegba

The Impact of Spokes-Characters on Customer Loyalty pp. 162

Aibala Kassymbayeva

Influence Factors Venture Capital, Farmer’s Institutions and Bussiness Typed to Farmer’s Successfull of the Independently Direct Aid Program in Ogan Ilir pp. 174

Tien Yustini

Determining Factors of Potential Economy Sectors of Bantaeng Regency in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia: An Analysis Using the Location Quotient Approach pp. 183

Willy Arafah and Ryan Corinus Dato Matheos

Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction - With Special focus on the Online Cab Industry in India pp. 192

Kiran Sharma and Saptarshi Das

A Theoretical Perspective of Contract and Contractual Customer-Supplier Relationship in the Mobile Phone Service Sector pp. 201

Muhammad Alshurideh

Market Reaction around the Event of a Stock Split: An Analysis on the Dhaka Stock Exchange pp. 212

Md Saimum Hossain

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 7 pp. 223

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 6, 2017

The Factors Affecting the Trustworthiness of Customers towards the Usage of Internet Banking in Malaysia pp. 1

Uma Murthy, Paul Anthony Mariadas and Gopal Perumal

A Path Model “Why-What-How-When” to Implement an IC Reporting pp. 11

Paola Demartini and Paola Paoloni

Isomorphic Pressures and Innovation Trends in Italian Health Care Organizations pp. 26

Stefania De Simone

Entrepreneurial Creativity: Sources, Processes and Implications pp. 33

Valentina Della Corte and Giovanna Del Gaudio

Exploring Factors that Affect the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers pp. 49

Andrea Tomo and Stefania De Simone

The Availability of Quality Health Service Dimensions in Government Hospitals in Sudan (A Case Study of Teaching Hospitals in Sudan) pp. 62

Mohamednour Ahmed and Ahmed Ibrahim

Self-efficacy and Motivations among Saudi Employees toward Creating their Own Business pp. 75

Adlah Alessa

Foreign Direct Investment of United States of America in Bangladesh pp. 89

Fahmida Mostafiz

The Impact of Accounting on Environmental Costs to Improve the Quality of Accounting Information in the Jordanian Industrial Companies pp. 104

Atalla Alqotaish and Adel Qatawneh

Leadership and Communication in HCMC, Vietnam pp. 111

Adrian Tiong Weng

Social Media in Food and Beverages Industry: Case of Klang Valley, Malaysia pp. 121

Ilangovan Perumal, Uma Devi Krisnan and Nur Syahirah Binti Abdul Halim

Intrepreneurial Practices and Organizational Competitiveness: A Theoretical Approach pp. 128

Thecle Peggy Angouanda Oprha and Mohamed Najib. El Oualidi

Risk Management and Forecasting Macro-Variables Influences on Bank Risk pp. 137

Hashem Valipour and Mostafa Sohouli Vahed

A Review of Critical Success Factors Which Drives the Performance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises pp. 151

Isaac Mabhungu and Breggie Van Der Poll

Selection of Short-term Investment Strategy-Judgment Based on Average Adhesion State pp. 165

Jishan Ma, Yawen Pan and Yanyu Zhang

Reviewing Conservative Relationship between Accounting and Corporate Governance Mechanisms pp. 172

Hashem Valipour and Mostafa Sohouli Vahed

The Influence of Administrative Monopoly on Economic Development——An Empirical Study Based on Vector Error Correction Model pp. 182

Zhao Xiaoge and Zhong Shihu

The Effect of Leader-Member Exchange on Innovative Work Behavior in the Saudi Hospitality pp. 189

Abdulrahman Alsughayir

A Provincial Panel Data Analysis on Export Effect of China’s Inbound Tourism pp. 196

Xiaohui Wang

The Prospects of Future Production: An Arena for Emerging New Strategies and Policies of Manufacturing–The Household Appliance Industry’s Review pp. 203

Ahmad Reza Ghasemi, Arshia Taimouri and Alireza Sayadi

Gaming Motivations among American College Students pp. 211

Yeong Chi, Marvin Lovett and Orson Chi

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 6 pp. 219

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 5, 2017

The Relationship between Leader Member Exchange, Job Satisfaction and Affective Commitment, Gender-Similarity Roles in the Segregated Work Environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) pp. 1

Mohammed Alshamrani

Intensify Business Performances of Multinationals: An Introduction to Five Strategic Elements within Performance Management pp. 17

Daniel Feyerlein

Instructor Acceptance of Mobile Learning in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Hail University pp. 27

O. Alharbi, H. Alotebi, A. Masmali and N. Alreshidi

Exploring the Impact of Airlines Service Quality on Customer Loyalty: Evidence from Taiwan pp. 36

Chun-Mei Chen and Hsian-Ming Liu

The Mechanisms of Transition from Effectual to Causal thinking in Entrepreneurial Contingency pp. 51

William Lin

The Assembly Enterprises in the Electric Electronic Sector in Tamaulipas, Mexico: Their Knowledge Ties pp. 64

Francisco García-Fernández, José Sevilla Morales, Jesús Delgado Rivas and Mónica Sánchez Limón

Factors Influencing Waiting Time as Key of Patient Satisfaction in the Emergency Department in King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia pp. 79

Omar Zayyan Alsharqi, Mai AlBarakati, Abdul Aziz AlQamdi, Hussein Al-Borie and Alaeddin Mohammad Khalaf Ahmad

An Evaluation of the Factors Influencing Investors' Perception in Bangladesh Stock Market pp. 89

Jannatunnesa -

The Implications of Managed-Workforce Diversity on Internal Supply Chain Integration and Business Performance pp. 104

Samuel Bruce Rockson, Jonathan Annan and Abdul Samed Muntaka

CAPM Vs Fama-French Three-Factor Model: An Evaluation of Effectiveness in Explaining Excess Return in Dhaka Stock Exchange pp. 119

Mahnoor Sattar

The Role of Changing Management in the Process Of Enhancing the strategic Marketing Planning in Jordanian Industry Sector (Model-Complement) pp. 130

Salman Mohammad Abulehyeh and Ali Falah Al-zoub

Implementing Automated Quality Management Software System through Total Quality Management and Knowledge Management Concepts to Improve the Quality of Education in the Universities pp. 145

Tasneem Alfalah, Salsabeel Alfalah and Jannat Falah

Research on New Relation between the Chinese Government and Trade Associations pp. 153

Xue Ao

Experiential Learning for Supporting Learning Effectiveness in Business Education: A Case Study from Egypt pp. 159

Randa El Bedawy

The Effect of Job Engagement on Job Burnout and Job Performance: The Moderating Effect of Organizational Justice pp. 177

Nan Yin

Perceived Organisational Injustice and Counterproductive Behaviour: The Mediating Role of Work Alienation Evidence from the Egyptian Public Sector pp. 192

Maha Dajani and Mohamad Saad Mohamad

Information Technology (IT) Competencies Desired in New Accounting Graduates: A Survey in Jordanian Business Environment pp. 202

Suleiman Mustafa EL-dalahmeh

Network Embeddedness and Firm Innovation: An Empirical Research on Strategic Emerging Industries in China pp. 209

Zheng Xiangjie

Drawing the Economical Balanced Line for Railway and Sea Way Transportation between Iran and China pp. 217

Babak Besharati Loroun and Xu Ming

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 5 pp. 232

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 4, 2017

Accountability and Reporting in the Fight against Corruption: Preliminary Evidences from the Italian Setting pp. 1

Rosanna Spanò, Luca Ferri, Clelia Fiondella and Marco Maffei

Defining Lean Change—Framing Lean Implementation in Organizational Development pp. 10

Pearce A. D. and Pons D. J.

Minority Discount for Reduced Powers in Negotiations of Non-Listed Minority Holdings: Evidence from European Countries pp. 23

Massimiliano Celli

Financial and Economic Health in European Member States: A Rational Management Theory pp. 34

Alessandro Migliavacca and Christian Rainero

Strategic Management in the Relationship between Competitiveness and Organizational Performance in MSMES of the Service Sector in Mexico pp. 55

Marisol Guerrero, Alejandro Arellano Gonzalez and Nidia Rios Vazquez

Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction in the Electronic Banking pp. 67

Vadivelu Tharanikaran, Sutha Sritharan and Vadivelu Thusyanthy

Utilizing Social Media to Encourage Domestic Tourism in Oman pp. 84

Ali Al-Badi, Ali Tarhini and Salima Al-Sawaei

The Fairness Relationship with Trust and Trustworthiness in Mobile Sector in Saudi Arabia pp. 95

Mohammed Al-Amri and Abdulaziz Al Shammary

The Influence of Transformational Leadership Behaviours on Organizational Commitment in Omani Governmental Organizations pp. 111

Salim Al Zefeiti

Does Corporate Governance Affect the Financial Performance? Analysis of Findings from Jordanian Banks pp. 123

Basman Aldalayeen

Supply Chain Integration and Flexibility and Its Impact on Business Performance pp. 130

Abdul Samed Muntaka, Ashraf Haruna and Henry Kofi Mensah

Antecedents and Outcomes of Customer Satisfaction: A Comprehensive Review pp. 144

Vadivelu Thusyanthy and Vadivelu Tharanikaran

Culture or Culture of Participation: A Success Factor by International Mergers and Acquisitions? pp. 157

Petia Genkova and Anna Gajda

A Case for Regulating Corporate Governance for SMEs in Ghana pp. 168

Benjamin Asunka

Mobile Money, the Symbolism of Physical Money and Emerging Dynamics in Social Relationships among Low-Income Earners in Kenya pp. 178

Kennedy Waweru

Fiscal Policy and the Nigerian Economy: An Econometric Review pp. 186

Anyalechi Kenneth Chikezie, Onwumere Uchechukwu Joe and Boloupremo Tarila

Empirical Assessment and Application of SERVQUAL Evidence from UAE Banks pp. 197

Mansour Lotayif

Grey Relation Analysis on the High-tech Industry and Economic Growth——Empirical Evidence from Yunnan Province of China pp. 213

Lin Zhu and Bo Xu

Authentic Leadership and Employees’ Work-related Quality of Life: A Study of IT Organizations in India pp. 222

Nidhi Yadav and Shikha Dixit

Estimation of the Wage and Employment Equation Model on Urban Labor Market by the Simultaneous Maximum Likelihood Method pp. 231

Xiao Du and Zhang Hao

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12, No. 4 pp. 237

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 3, 2017

Conceptualization and Measurement of Market Orientation: A Review with a Roadmap for Future Research pp. 1

Turkan Dursun and Ceyhan Kilic

Lessons Learned in Management, Marketing, Sales, and Finance Incentive Practices a Decade after the Subprime Mortgage Crisis pp. 19

Jason Thomas

From Accountability to Readability in the Public Sector: Evidence from Italian Universities pp. 27

Alessandra Allini, Luca Ferri, Marco Maffei and Annamaria Zampella

Financial Versus Sports Performance: The Missing Link pp. 36

Luca Ferri, Riccardo Macchioni, Marco Maffei and Annamaria Zampella

Running the Obstacle Race towards Public Accounting Harmonization in EU-28: A Temporal Study pp. 49

Vincenzo Sforza and Riccardo Cimini

Dawacom Human Resource Management Reality and Ambition pp. 62

Nasser Assaf, Saleh Saleh Alhusan, Ahmed El-Qasem, Mohammad Al Qudah and Abdelkareem Alzoubi

Career Path Development and its Impact on Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Greater Amman Municipality pp. 79

Khaled Mahmoud Al-Shawabkeh

The Role of Risk Management in Enhancing the Process of Strategic Marketing Decision-Making: A Prospective Study of a Sample of Jordanian Industrial Companies pp. 94

Ali Falah Al-zoubi and Salman Mohammad Abulehyeh

The Antecedents of Mobile Repurchasing Intentions: An Empirical Investigation among Turkish Mobile Shoppers pp. 105

Mutlu Yuksel Avcilar and Akin Alkevli

Factors That Influencing Adoption of Internet Banking in Malaysia pp. 126

Mathavi Massilamany and Dineswary Nadarajan

Is ‘Greening’ the Key to Sustain in Global Market for Bangladeshi Readymade Garments Industry? pp. 135

Naharin Binte Rab and Rehnuma Hoque

Generic Strategies and Firm Performance: An Investigation of Informal Sector Micro-Enterprises in Kenya pp. 148

Esther Mungai and Madara Ogot

Corporate Governance: International Context and Trends from 2005 to 2015 pp. 158

Miguel Jaimes-Valdez, Carlos A. Jacobo-Hernandez and Sergio Ochoa-Jimenez

The Opinion of Auditors towards the Importance and Knowledge of Information Technology in Kuwait pp. 170

Nabi Al-Duwaila and Abdullah AL-Mutairi

The Impact of Customer Relationship Management on Achieving Service Quality of Banking Sector of Jordan pp. 180

Marzouq Ayed Al-Qeed, Basem Yousef ALsadi and Zeyad F Al-Azzam

The Effects of Social Capital on Innovation Performance: From Complex Adaptive System Perspective pp. 191

Shenglan Huang and Zhi Chen

Assessing the Impact of Organizational Support and Prior Project Training: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach pp. 204

Iman M. Adeinat and Fatheia H. Abdulfattah

Study on Comprehensive Economic Contribution Caused by Development of the Natural Heritage Scenic Spot——Taking World Heritage Site Danxia Mount as an Example pp. 214

Liu Yi and Zhang Mengfan

Debt Financing Option and Financial Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises: A Critical Literature Review pp. 221

David O. Obuya

Pharmaceutical Plastic Packaging Market in Bangladesh: A Study on Demand-Supply Scenario and Strategic Imperatives for Local Enterprises pp. 232

Md. Abu Zafor Sadek and Sheikh Morshed Jahan

First Elements about the Problems of the Cohabitation of Generations within Companies in Lebanon pp. 241

Inaya Wahidi and Robert Paturel

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Busienss and Management, Vol. 12 No. 3 pp. 253

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 2, 2017

Reading Public Service Co-Production through the Lenses of Requisite Variety pp. 1

Maria Vincenza Ciasullo, Rocco Palumbo and Orlando Troisi

Stakeholder Engagement beyond the Tension between Idealism and Practical Concerns pp. 14

Silvia Biraghi, Rossella Gambetti and Stefania Romenti

International Differences in IFRS Policy Choice and the Persistence of Accounting Classification: The Case of China pp. 27

Silvia Rossetti and Roberto Verona

Customer Lifetime Value in B2B Markets: Theory and Practice in the Czech Republic pp. 47

Pavel Horak

Methods and Tools to Reorganise the Governance in the Italian Healthcare Companies pp. 56

Daniele Gervasio, Andrea Amaduzzi and Damiano Montani

MNEs’ Ownership Structure under Uncertainty: Explanations from TCE and Real Options Logic pp. 67

Kyeungrae Oh

The Role of Premiums and Discounts in Business Valuation: Evidence from the Italian Context pp. 83

Olga Ferraro and Franco Rubino

An Integrated Model Recommendation about Team Performance Measurement and Evaluation pp. 92

Meryem Aybas and Cavide Uyargil

Acceptance of Internet Banking among Consumers in Kota Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia pp. 103

Mahiswaran Selvanathan, Uma Devi Krisnan and Goh Kar Jun

Brazilian Universities Incubators: A Panorama from Activities and GDP Perspective pp. 111

Gustavo da Cruz, Nathália Bezerra and João Vitor Mendes

Credit Institutes’ Disclosure and Presentation of Derivatives after the Crisis pp. 123

Daniele Gervasio and Damiano Montani

International Human Resource Management Practices in Automotive Industry in Pakistan: Implications for Economic Growth pp. 136

Muhammad Butt and Paul Katuse

Consumers Become More or Less Ethnocentric? A Meta-Analysis on Level of Consumer Ethnocentrism pp. 145

Gongxing Guo and Quan Lin

The Effect of the Global Financial Crisis on the Level of Accounting Conservatism in Commercial Banks: Evidence from Jordan pp. 151

Yusuf Al-Hroot, Laith AL-Qudah and Faris Alkharabsha

Developing Civil Servants’ Affective Commitment to Share Knowledge: A Case of Public Organization Cost Reduction pp. 160

Mohamad Hisyam Selamat, Rafeah Mat Saad, Rusdi Indra Zuhdi Murat and Foo Kok Soon

Are Countries Participating into Regional Integration Performing Better in Growth and Liberalization Than Non-Participators? A Study on European Countries pp. 171

Tarun Bose and Jannatul Bristy

The CCAPM with Varying Preferences pp. 199

Samih Azar

Building Employee Brand Equity to influence Organization Attractiveness and Firm Performance pp. 207

Neerja Kashive and Vandana Tandon Khanna

Strategic Agility and Its Impact on the Competitive Capabilities in Iranian Private Banks pp. 220

Nikoo Tabe Khoshnood and Sina Nematizadeh

The Long-Run Performance of U.S. Bidding Firms in the Post M&A Period: The Impact of Bid Type, Payment Method and Industry Specialisation pp. 230

George Giannopoulos, Andrew Holt, Ehsan Khansalar and Patrick Mogoya

Factors Influencing Non-Performing Loans in Commercial Banks: The Case of Banks in Selangor pp. 246

Uma Murthy, Naail Mohammed Kamil, Paul Anthony Mariadas and Dilashenyi Devi

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 2 pp. 256

Stephen Lee

Volume 12, issue 1, 2016

Behavioral Issues for Sustainable Investment Decision-Making: A Literature Review pp. 1

Andrea Tomo and Giovanni Landi

The Relationship between Shareholder Gender and Earnings Management in Private Italian Companies pp. 11

Simone Poli

CPN Based Modeling of Tourism Demand Forecasting pp. 28

Hua Bai and Haoyuan Zhang

State-level Social Capital and MNCs’ Competitive Political Resources pp. 36

Naoki Yasuda

The Effect of Human Resource Management Practices on Organizational Commitment in Chain Pharmacies in Jordan pp. 50

Haneen Bisharat, Bader Obeidat, Ala'aldin Alrowwad, Ali Tarhini and Ibrahim Mukattash

Evaluating the Productive Efficiency of Jordanian Public Hospitals pp. 68

Wasim Sultan and José Crispim

Assessing the Effects of Switching Costs on Perceived Values and Brand Loyalty: The Impact of Customers’ Perceived Authenticity in Hotel Sector pp. 84

Chau Ka Yin and Huawen Shen

Relationship between Internal Branding, Employee Brand and Brand Endorsement pp. 95

Thamaraiselvan Natarajan, Senthil Arasu Balasubramaniam and Thushara Srinivasan

Factorial Validity of an Instrument in Order to Measure the Organizational Climate in Preschoolers pp. 111

Dolores Alvarez, Veronica Ruiz, Joseph Ojeda and Nidia Ramírez

Factors Affecting Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) Stock Market Return in Malaysia pp. 122

Uma Murthy, Paul Anthony and Rubana Vighnesvaran

Factors Affecting Business Strategy Implementation of Vietnam Garment Companies pp. 133

Hoang Nguyen and Duc Nhuan Nguyen

Causality Relationships between Main Branding Variables and International Marketing Strategy: Evidence from MNCs in GCC Market pp. 140

Mansour Lotayif

The Barriers and Facilitators to the Adoption of New Technologies in Public Healthcare Sector: A Qualitative Investigation pp. 159

Waleed AL-Hadban, Shafiz Affendi Mohd Yusof and Kamarul Faizal Hashim

An Analysis of Customer Perceptions on Services of Electronic Banking in Bangladesh pp. 169

Mohammad Rahman, Muhammad Rahman and Md Fahmed

Impact of Prevailing HRM Practices on Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Higher Educational Institutions in India pp. 178

Sayeeduzzafar Qazi and Vikram Jeet

Oil Dependency of GCC Stock Markets: Co-integration of GCC Stock Market Indices and Oil Price pp. 188

T. P. Ghosh

The Effect of Perceived Factors of Decision Support Systems on Actual Usage: Behavioral Intention of Using Decision Support Systems as a Mediating Variable: “An Empirical Study of Jordanian Higher Education Institutions” pp. 201

Bilal Al-Momani

Managing Risks through Mitigation Strategies: Evidence from Cameroonian Small and Medium Enterprises pp. 219

Mbiki Mamai and Song Yinghua

An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Value—From the Perspective of Top Executives Incentives pp. 228

Qian Wang, Heshan Guan and Rongrong Deng

What is the Affect by Leader Emotion in an Organization? Exploring the Effects of Leader Emotion on Leader Role and Employee Impression pp. 239

Mei-Mei Lin

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 12 No. 1 pp. 249

Stephen Lee